WEEK-END
THE CHINA MAIE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1050.
WOMANSENSE
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Paris opened its Autumn fashion shows last week Today the Mail's Fashion Service tells the full story WHAT DIOR IS UP TO ..
. . . IN DETAIL
And this time he is calling it The Magnet
STORY BY JOY MATTHEWS
DRAWINGS . . . . BY ROBB
0
Paris in
N a boiling day
Paris 19 breathiess crowd famed them- selves to life with pale pink fans (a present from the Master) as they watched the world's most breathtaking collection.
Dior called his autumn- winter collection the Mag- net Line. But it was as hard to see the Magnet as it had been to see the Arrow.
At itwet
It
w/m manded
AL the with
hem-
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in to give the borschoe shap of a magnet.
This lined the mally in conts of thick, rustie wered for daytime, satin
(1
meta
were set!
for evening.
The sleeves about four inches down the arm in the front--but not set in al elf at the back. The effect was very much like the Arrow at the top but the fulness tapering to e narrow bok at the bein wit reminiscent
Dior's earlier Tulip Line
COATS
No collars - bul were high enough to give a wun, ruddled- up hik and many had mink fles tucked in at the neck frr
LEFT TO RIGHT: BLACK AFTERNOON DRESS WITH GROSS-OVER STOLE AND EGYPTIAN HAT OF PANTHER FUR: TWEED BUIT WITH JACKET RESKHÓLING ARROW LINK. BUT ALIGHTLY PADDED MIPA: MONT EVENING DWERK, MAGNET LINE SHOWN ON NIGH HORSESHOE FRONT DIPPING AT
extra warmth With there coats were unwearable hats of un mentionable shape that only needed a handle to complete their ugliness
Jackets
Again of tweed, the rather like the Arrow Line he attowed In the summer with three-quarter-length sleeves.
But the skirt hod alight padding on the hips to accer:- luate the narrow Dutch trouser rock of the skirt.
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he altowed
With
cr
of matching tweed autiful chiffons of exactly the sume colour. These had decollete neckitner and perhaps a match-
to in ling Cravat
the low neckline which showed the lop of
the
jacket.
One magnificent double breast - ના suit was of palest coffee and grey check tweed with a dimple blouse of coffee grey antelope
fine that it looked like satın. This blouse had its matching antelope scarf and a planter's hat of antelope.
Over all this was an enormous mik cost in u new colour he culls graphite,
either long
rich brocades All had matching Jackets or magnet-shaped coats
There with no1
* Jong bottant evening dress in the Lullection. Most of the dresses were short with horseshoe shaped necklines which dropped to the back to complete the magnet
lock.
Others were more Empire than ever in pastel chiffon with Mme. Recanter bodices and softly fall- ing skirts
These skirts were rother relanped over the hips and gave
slightly mean look.
from
COLOURA
Black, white, and red were the main colours. The reds rangeci violent ocrise to vivid rcarlet Tweeds Wire often woven in black and red or while and red. There were many muted colours and a new shade which WLS A
cross
between
offee and grey.
For evening, lots of rich reds but also some pale colours like
ndant pink and sca-green,
BACK.
Mostly hitemonas Apart from the purely pot hals there wern Egyptian Pharaoh hats, high as they could go in the Inverted flower pots, and large lampshade hats very much like the ones we have been wearing this summer.
For evening
stwww.et miniature monkey-like hats with feathers or sulin berries em- broidered W match evening
stresses.
Dior
FOR THE FUTURE
A gasp of despair was heari above the electric fans as four models appeared showing day- timo suits with the hem-ling only two inches from the ground.
These
definitely 1912 with long, straight skirts in grey tweed or black wool sleeveless blouses and matching jackets.
were
One in black wool had a big collar which was worn over the
bat like
sort.
With these dresses the models wore pre-1914 War shoes with pointed Loc and Louis XV heels.
Line
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Mostly straight with a high bust-line. Many had tiny half- bells just under the bust 117 front, leaving the back unbelted, Ulkers had martingale belts at the back
To accentuate the horgshou look
here
there were. hip pockets higher at the front than
the back.
u!
Most dresses had matching Jucket, and many had pot hats if the same material.
The length of the skirt wis rid-colt, and all sleeves were thi Ce-quarter length
or short. There were no long sleeves any- where
LATE DAY DRESSES
The Seven Stages Of Pre-Man
10
THEY speak of the
Seven Age of Man,
of
By AMANDA MARSHALL
the
did, which was, of course, right and only thing. About now, you will have the sort of but as yet the Seven launching out into the un- marked reluctance to take you nightmares that explain how Stages
Pre-Man
(or known.
even quite a short journey. "throwing the baby out with the woman) seem to me to
The will-It-be-twins stage, bathwater" originated. have been uncharted.
The how different the This La frankly worrying.
The Students at the anto-natal clinic
It - may - never - happen world-looks stage. This is will be encouraged to
stare. This is very enjoyable. A preliminary catalogue when you feel people really whether
gues you should be cating Euphoria sets in, and just as
remember ante-motherhood, for ought to stop and congratu- for two or three. Roaring with you cannot
A timo those expecting a first baby, late you in the street. But happy laughter, they will re- when there wasn't this baby, so is always a handy thing to maddeningly, no one notices doubt have been sown in your and parcel of the same Dome of Defro you, but the scoda of it seems it and you will do part keep by you or for your any differences whatsoever. mind.
Discovery until the end of time. husband to keep by him, so You buy a lot of magazines
IN THE BATH unwelcome surprises with advice on what to wear will say gloomily: "But how can A good many of your friends be Avoided
when and
what to
All your do, and
clothes parachute they be absolutely sure? Just feverishly start to make look at the size you are, dar now loole as though they were
for lists,
you after all, and
friends who suddenly had twins, some new and beautiful person without anyone even gueming, made of peaches and roso petals. "Right up to the last moment,
Little practical difficulties illto Cynical friends, who leave no one had an iden Such a putting on your shoes been through it all before, keep shock. And of course she hád stockings, turning over in bod, telling you there is plenty of barely enough clother for and spooning your food over time about eight months of it.
The same line as the morning
that He dresses but lightly longer. uses fallje grosgrain satin and may
WOMAN AT THE WHEEL
month
have been
0,000 will nuplis at the school of motoring of
Since she was appointed to the job five years ago she has covered more than 30,000 miles behind the wheel of her own
By LISA MOYNIHAN
ned
"And safer," said structor Bob Cooper.
Chief In-
"When,"N
and
EIGHT MONTHS
and tell you hair-raising meant
about battalions of from the neck up you seem like
A KNITTER
fast car persuading her instruc- altogether mOTO PRETEen are change gear. In a kibtient, welcome over you at the thought of liberative: WHERE to buy
and
the bulge so that you don't spill it down your lovely parachutes, don't seem to mintter at all.
"Women DO London
**clutch special became
down" 6,000 women handling," she said. "It's as "clutch ub”
Changing gene was given А The something-must-happen- drivers will discard their L simple as that. Then they can
off be every bit me good behind a pleasant old-time defiting touch, moon stage. This is the time for plaies and drive safely
Just put your left foot down accustoming yourself to
The "what-on-carth-rust-I- Much time cay be bat, in thanks in great part to Mas wheel as a man.
Move hurdish, narrowish bench in the buy-next stage. If you are a and your right foot up.
the Denise McCarm.
bath, contemplating the gear lever. Hold (1, Lovely. Now ante-natal clinic queue. Every Fitter and a ewer and a shape of the future through the this stagó doce not steam. The only distressing Mia McCann is tho asked Cooper, who has taught put your' rivit foot down and one elso Tooks like a morbolith; planner, your left foot up.
arid stores at you or shy apply us, this time le frenzied. Is the way all your fried ou For the loss planned thing about this delectable time for 30 years on everything from But before - this gruetrus l'are nothing but a fraud.
among
is a ↑ Model Ford to the modern change in gear, the Instructor
you holding you All your friends, will tell A completely clutchless car-"when did you is briefed to warn Wothen on
different things, haven't had the thing months last hear of a woman summoned these Une We stint need to curiousing my about how many nappies are ago. for dangerous
us driving?
breakfast. Or you may not on set with toper of vests that
The this-is-it-chum stage. By changing from ONE to
the way to thờ bus that your lowon over the Bend, the vithi hów lửa too late to do anything lege appene to be very re-
importance or
lete whatsoever, even learn how to the complete BY NUMBERS TO
luctant to move at all.
Tho baby sheula have. folly or getting dozens of pairs relax. Never, the instructors - were har dozen new Institucions (notie warned, swanson, pupil to To cheer yourself up you of bootets, and other contra arrived a werke ago and W's still with less than 10 years' driving change dy change down, make a trip round a maternity dictory but freely given pieces with you. Any form of ester
át information.
tainment that wow you farther experience) went on with lesson Teach her gear portione, by department. You' cáma
elmuga,
·kfield than the focal one of their stringent month's mumbers and give instruct with soche Interestiske henta Thut fordbraried and general- rooms tempting Providence and
tions by numbers...
which all looked; ravimiting" in jy bewildered, you will find unfale on your husbandag I waited until we were outs mingazine photography, but make yourself istocking the house for You bok like a frišli parkokiuto some NOVÉ DE LEIVINIon by armičé" tho, schoolroom
By now you indve-inbad, of do not mind, deking silly Miss McCann
'about wilSGUKA SABRIN
your contradictory Baby Books By Hendly, and there' is absolutely dlso the moment when nothinila bo de except keep to all your friends
tars throughout the country
that women learners
DIFFERENT approach,
need
MORE WOMEN
A
The result? Last year two pupils passed the driving fest
be
main point is that TWO."
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per echt more women than men women dre moro, recep-
first time. So far this year it tive Teamers than men and is thrée per cent möre,
they
I met this lively little woman, constions"
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methods
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Instructor technique for women learners. had just "Depress accelerator*? arki
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